Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Rhode Island Cliff Walk Lawsuit Continues Against State
Apr 8 2011 // A New York man who became a quadriplegic after he fell from the Cliff Walk in Newport, Rhode Island on his honeymoon has settled with the city for an undisclosed sum, but the trial in his lawsuit against the state...
Texas Company Sued for Abuse of Iowa Workers
Apr 8 2011 // A Texas company is accused of severely abusing and discriminating against 31 mentally disabled men who worked at an Iowa turkey processor, in a federal lawsuit filed April 6 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Insurer Sues Celebrity Heiress Paris Hilton Over Missing Jewels
Apr 8 2011 // Paris Hilton is holding $60,000 of jewelry that does not belong to her and should give it back, a new lawsuit contends. A German insurer, Allianz SE, has sued the celebrity socialite and heiress to the Hilton Hotels...
Iowa Couple Sues Ex-Landlord Over Fatal Fire
Apr 7 2011 // A Des Moines, Iowa, couple says their former landlord is to blame for the death of their granddaughter and their own disabling injuries in a 2009 fire, according to their wrongful-death lawsuit. Sieh and Annie Toffoi said...
Massachusetts Mom Sues Rhode Island Bakery over Tainted Pastries
Apr 6 2011 // A Massachusetts woman is suing a Rhode Island bakery alleging that its pastries gave her son salmonella. Attorneys for Erin Carrera filed the lawsuit Monday against DeFusco’s Bakery in Johnston. Carrera, of Rehoboth,...
Iowa Couple Sues Ex-Landlord over Fatal Fire
Apr 5 2011 // An Iowa couple says their former landlord is to blame for the death of their granddaughter and their own disabling injuries in a 2009 fire, according to their wrongful-death lawsuit. Sieh and Annie Toffoi said in the...
North Dakota Man Sues Federal Government for Sidewalk Spill
Apr 4 2011 // A North Dakota man who says he slipped and fell on ice outside a post office in Wilton is suing the government for half a million dollars. Paul Patrick says the post office was negligent for not maintaining the sidewalk....
How Extensive Will the FDIC’s Claims Against Failed Banks’ Outside Professionals Be?
Apr 4 2011 // If a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7, 2011, in the Northern District of Georgia is any indication, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) efforts to pursue liability claims will not only include suits against the...
How Extensive Will the FDIC’s Claims Against Failed Banks’ Outside Professionals Be?
Apr 4 2011 // If a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7, 2011 in the Northern District of Georgia is any indication, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) efforts to pursue liability claims will not only include suits against the...
How Extensive Will the FDIC’s Claims Against Failed Banks’ Outside Professionals Be?
Apr 4 2011 // If a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7, 2011, in the Northern District of Georgia is any indication, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) efforts to pursue liability claims will not only include suits against the...
Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Sue Businesses
Apr 4 2011 // The Supreme Court made it easier to haul businesses into court, ruling that investors can sue them for purposefully withholding damaging information about a product and that employees can sue for retaliation without having...
How Extensive Will the FDIC’s Claims Against Failed Banks’ Outside Professionals Be?
Apr 4 2011 // If a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7, 2011, in the Northern District of Georgia is any indication, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) efforts to pursue liability claims will not only include suits against the...
Lawsuit Reform Measures Advance in Oklahoma House, Senate
Apr 4 2011 // Legislation in Oklahoma aimed at eliminating joint and several liability, requiring that juries be provided with information on the tax impact of potential awards, and capping noneconomic damages in lawsuits have advanced...
Why Community Associations Need Proper D&O Coverage
Apr 4 2011 // Board Members Today Face Common Claims from Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, Discrimination and Others It’s called “sleep insurance” for a reason. Directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance helps...
Connecticut Lawmakers Approve Local Lawsuit Protection Bill
Apr 4 2011 // A proposal to protect Connecticut cities and towns from lawsuits over injuries on lands owned by municipal authorities has passed a key legislative committee. The Planning and Development Committee recently to approved a...
Missouri Bills Address Employee Liability in Workers’ Comp
Apr 1 2011 // Missouri legislators are considering two workers’ compensation bills to address whether an employee is liable when an employee is injured on the job SB 8 would restrict co-employee liability in workers’...
New Jersey Dwarf Couple Sues Cable Channel for Defamation
Apr 1 2011 // A dwarf couple from southern New Jersey has filed a defamation lawsuit against a cable television channel that used a doctored photo of the pair to spoof reality television shows. Cara and Gibson Reynolds say the sketch...
GE Unlikely to Face Liability in Japanese Nuclear Crisis
Apr 1 2011 // The Japanese nuclear crisis has created a public-relations headache for General Electric, but the company so far has escaped any legal fallout, and many experts expect it will continue to do so. GE designed the Mark 1...
Defining Standards in Texas for the Duty to Defend and Indemnify
Apr 1 2011 // After years of maintaining that the duty to defend and the duty to indemnify were independent duties in a liability policy, the Texas Supreme Court held in 1997 that the same allegations used to determine that no duty to...
Study: Washington Law Increased Homeowners Insurance Costs by $190 Million
Mar 31 2011 // A new study released by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) has found a Washington law increased homeowners insurance costs by $190 million. The IRC study examined the impact of the Insurance Fair Conduct Act (IFCA),...
